The Jeffrey Epstein case represents one of the most grotesque convergences of wealth, state power, elite impunity, and systemic sexual violence in recent history. The so-called “Epstein list”, a term referring to the powerful individuals who flew on Epstein’s private jet, visited his island, or otherwise maintained ties to his sex trafficking operation, has become a symbol of elite corruption.
However, despite the apparent consensus that “Epstein was evil,” it is critical for the radical left to reject any illusion of unity with MAGA reactionaries, conspiracy grifters, or fascist opportunists who have latched onto the case to push their own authoritarian, anti-communist, and xenophobic agenda. There is no common ground with fascists, so stop publicly stating, this is the lefts common grand with maga, it’s not!
Elite Abuse Is Structural, Not Just Scandalous
Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t a lone predator operating in the shadows. He was protected by billionaires, lawyers, politicians, intelligence agencies, and royalty. His crimes persisted not because of individual moral failings, but because the ruling class requires and reproduces structures of violence, secrecy, and exploitation. Epstein existed because capitalism, especially in its late-stage neoliberal form, encourages the accumulation of wealth and power without accountability.
He thrived under a system that values profit over people, elite secrecy over truth, and patriarchal control over bodily autonomy.
Leftists understand that Epstein is not an anomaly. He is the product of systems we are fighting to dismantle: patriarchy, white supremacy, capitalism, and imperialism. His trafficking network didn’t just victimize young girls; it functioned as a blackmail machine and social currency for the elite class to maintain power through coercion and complicity.
The Fascist Co-optation of EpsteinRight-wing MAGA figures and conspiracy theorists have attempted to co-opt Epstein’s crimes as evidence of a “deep state” liberal cabal.
This is both opportunistic and historically dishonest. Figures like Donald Trump, who himself was close to Epstein and even bragged about their shared taste in “young women,” use selective outrage to distract from their own complicity in systems of abuse. The MAGA movement doesn’t oppose elite abuse, it seeks to replace liberal elites with fascist ones, cloaked in nationalism, Christian fundamentalism, and anti-immigrant violence.
Their obsession with “the list” is not driven by a desire for liberation or justice. It is a form of right-wing spectacle politics that ignores the roots of exploitation and instead scapegoats queer people, immigrants, and the working class. They shout about Epstein while supporting police violence, prisons, and patriarchal domination, the very institutions that protect and produce predators like Epstein.
Let’s be clear: fascists don’t oppose sexual violence.
They glorify domination and hierarchy.
They defend border patrol rapists, ignore prison rape, and attack survivors who speak out against their leaders. Their sudden moral panic over Epstein is not about justice; it is about power.
Never Side with Fascism
The left must never allow our movements to be diluted by a desire for superficial unity with reactionaries who occasionally speak the same enemy’s name. Just because the far-right says Epstein was a monster doesn’t mean we’re fighting the same war. They want a return to a mythologized white, patriarchal past; we want the destruction of all systems that allow people like Epstein to exist in the first place.
We cannot allow our anger at elite abuse to be hijacked by fascists. We must continue building movements rooted in abolition, mutual aid, direct action, and radical feminism, movements that fight not just against individual predators but against the entire world that makes their crimes possible and profitable.
The enemy of my enemy is not my friend when that enemy wants to build concentration camps and enforce Christian theocracy.
The Epstein case is not a call to form alliances with conspiracy theorists or MAGA cultists.
It is a reminder that elite impunity is foundational to capitalism and that real justice will never come from carceral or reformist solutions. It is a call to burn down every institution that shielded Epstein, from the courts to the cops, from Harvard to the CIA.
True liberation demands a radical rupture with all forms of fascism, even when they pretend to share our outrage. We must be unapologetically revolutionary. We must make it clear: we are not interested in prosecuting the powerful so we can elevate new tyrants. We are fighting to destroy the very conditions that allow power to be hoarded, bodies to be bought, and justice to be denied.